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6 Benefits of Progressive Web Apps

Firstly we had the mobile website, then we had the mobile app, now we have the progressive web app – a technology that brings together the best of both. The benefits offered by progressive web apps mean they are becoming increasingly popular among leading online businesses and, in this post, we’ll explain what the benefits …

7 Effective Promotional Ideas for Online Business

Starting an online business is challenging enough but after putting in all that work to get launched, the last thing you need is your venture to fail just because people do not know about it. Luckily, there are quite a few things you can do to spread the word and reach out to your target …

State of the Art Cyber Defences You Might Not Know About

Every year, organisations lose billions of pounds to cybercrime – and it’s a persistent and worsening problem. Out of this has arisen a highly sophisticated cyber-defence industry that is continually searching for more effective ways to prevent hackers from accessing systems and the data they store. Here, we’ll look at some of the newest defences …

New UK Proposals to Fine Websites for Online Harm

Following Facebook owner, Mark Zuckerberg’s recent call for government regulation of the internet, the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has responded by proposing new legislation that would fine and block websites which fail to tackle harmful content, such as child abuse or radicalisation. The DCMS is considering setting up an independent …

6 Things to Consider When Looking for VPS Hosting

The benefits of upgrading from shared hosting to a VPS (Virtual Private Server) have caused it to become one of the most popular hosting solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. VPS is not, however, just an upgraded version of shared hosting, in many ways it’s more akin to a dedicated server and this means there …

Fake News: 5 Common Misconceptions About Public Cloud

In the complex world of IT, there are many misconceptions about migrating to the public cloud. Some of these portray the public cloud as the panacea for every IT issue, whereas others consider migration to cause more problems than it’s worth. In reality, neither is correct and, in this post, we’re going to take a …